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STUDENT ARRAIGNED FOR FIRING SHOTS WEDNESDAY Troy junior Zachary David

Barberi was arraigned in Isabella County Trial Court on Friday for firing a gun through the back window of a car last week on South Mission Street.

Barberi, 21, was charged with four misdemeanors, which included careless discharge of a firearm with property damage greater than $50, a one year offense; reckless use of a firearm, 90 days; thirddegree retail fraud, 93 days; and hunting/shooting from a safety zone, 90 days.

Police believe Barberi shot a long-barreled rifle with an attached scope through the back window of a J.C. Penney employee’s car Wednesday in the parking lot behind the store, 2231 S. Mission St. “(The employee) pulled in to go to work, and her window broke out,” said Jeff Thompson, Mount Pleasant Police public information officer, on Thursday.

The student allegedly stole ammunition from Dunham’s Sporting Goods, 2129 S. Mission St. Barberi admitted buying a rifle from Dunham’s and stealing ammunition valued at about $50. He then went to a parking lot near Union Square Apartments, connected to the J.C. Penney parking lot, and fired “toward the woods,” he said.

There is no indication Barberi intended to shoot at the woman in the car, police said.

It’s estimated the shot cost the woman about $3,000 in property damage.

Barberi was ordered to remain in jail on $6,000 bond, court records show.

-John Irwin Senior Reporter

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Daytona Niles | Staff Photographer Harrison resident Autumn Hale punches her opponent during an MMA fight on Dec. 14, 2013 in Midland. Hale won her fight in less than three minutes. She has won four out of the five pro bouts she has participated in.

TOUGH LOVE As women step up to mixed martial arts, one student is empowered by her big sister’s success in the octagon

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fter the steel cage slammed shut, Alyssa Venable watched her sister transform from a caring mother into a vicious fighter.

Several seconds into the fight, two women exchanged punches to the head and body. Venable’s early anxiety for her sister’s safety was dashed when the bout took to the ground.

“It was intense,” the Clare sophomore said of her older sister’s second mixed martial arts fight. “I had never seen that side of her. Afterwards, she couldn’t calm down. It took hours for her to relax.”

Autumn Hale mounted Chauntel Wallace and delivered a barrage of punches to her opponent’s face and neck until the match was stopped by a referee. Venable’s fear for her sister quickly turned to pride as Hale defeated her opponent in the first round.

“I’d seen other fights before, but knowing how gentle she is, you could see the change in her eyes,” Venable said. “It was a little weird.”

As Venable continues to watch her 35-year-old sister pummel contenders, she is certain women will one day lead the sport of MMA,

Daytona Niles | Staff Photographer Harrison resident Aliyah Hale, 3, hands her mom, Autumn Hale, rocks while Joseph Pnacek talks to both of them at their home Nov. 3, 2013.

women to exand Hale will be a pand the sport contender. and raise the “It’s breaking level of competidown stereotion. types,” Venable An ongoing series about those She sees Hale said of her older who redefine society’s norms as a key contribsister’s bouts. utor to making “I’ve always been MMA more than just for men. proud to be able to say my sister Hale’s coach, Brett Sbardella, does it, rather than a brother. It’s 25, said while the women he definitely a little strange, but she’s trains have little to no prior exalways just done whatever it takes. perience, they are eager to accept It’s that determination you don’t his form of training and lessons. see in other fighters.”

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Sbardella said. “The ground work isn’t there, so you’re usually starting from scratch. But there are also no bad habits to overcome.”

He was skeptical of women getting into the ring at first, but after working with Hale, he sees the future of MMA changing.

“Initially, I didn’t know how to take it,” Sbardella said of female competitors. “It’s typically been a man’s sport. Now the chicks are stealing the show. They put on the best fights.” w MMA | 4B

Employees search for new jobs after Lil’ Chef closes

By Catey Traylor Senior Reporter

When Lil’ Chef Restaurant closed Sunday, the Mount Pleasant community lost a 20-year staple.

General Manager Brian Stokes said the owner plans to retire and wanted to sell the business.

Labelle Management purchased the building and the antique store next door. Stokes said he is unsure of future plans for the property.

As for the 20 employees working at the diner at 1720 S. Mission St., they lost even more.

“We’re going to a job fair on Tuesday where LaBelle’s management team will be available for us,” said Kristen McCuddin, a waitress at Lil’ Chef for three years. “I’m hoping they’ll come through with jobs in the area for us, but I’m really hesitant.”

LaBelle Management, the company hosting Tuesday’s job fair, also owns Big Boy, Pixie, Bennigan’s, Big Apple Bagels, the Italian Oven and Ponderosa in Mount Pleasant.

McCuddin, a senior at Central Michigan University, is hoping to graduate in May. She’s been at Lil’ Chef her entire college career, but is worried more about her coworkers being unemployed than herself.

“I’m one of the more fortunate people in this situation. I’m in the home stretch of my time here in Mount Pleasant, so a few months of unemployment won’t hurt me,” she said. “However, we have a lot of people struggling to make ends meet here … I’m worried for them.” w LIL’ CHEF | 2A

Daytona Niles | Staff Photographer Lil’ Chef closed its doors for the last time Sunday.

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lil’ chef | continued from 1A Sarah Trofatter, mother of a 2-year-old boy and sixyear employee of Lil’ Chef, is worried, too.

“Things will be pretty rough if I can’t get a job soon. I’m the only one who makes money and brings it home,” she said. “When it comes down to it, I have some money, but I don’t know if it will last me a long time. I will have to be very careful with my spending.”

Trofatter is banking on the job fair to find employment. She said she will keep an eye out for any place hiring.

What she will miss the most about Lil’ Chef, she said, is the community she’s formed there.

“It’s just going to be like losing a home,” Trofatter said. “I’ve worked there for six years, but I’ve been going there for long before that. I feel like we’re all losing a part of our lives.”

Since rumors of the restaurant’s closing intensified

late last week, Stokes said the community support has been astounding.

“I wasn’t expecting this huge outpour from the community,” Stokes said. “We’ve been packed all weekend. I didn’t think everyone would rush to get here to have a last meal. It’s been sad, but good.”

Stokes said a huge thank you is necessary for all of the support and community involvement Lil’ Chef has had in the last 20 years.

“We’d like to thank the community, our customers, CMU and the Mount Pleasant area,” he said.

“We’ve had a great relationship with the community and college over the last 20 years, and we’re definitely going to miss everybody.”

The restaurant closed for a brief period of time in 2009 in order to undergo $100,000 worth of renovations and become a smokefree location. The nearest Lil’ Chef Restaurant is in Midland, 1616 S. Saginaw Road.

Daytona Niles | Staff Photographer The Baker family enjoys their last breakfast at Lil’ Chef on Sunday. Mount Pleasant resident Pam Baker said her family has been going to the restaurant since 1974.

“I wasn’t expecting this huge outpour from the community. We’ve been packed all weekend.”

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Daytona Niles | Staff Photographer Trino the Magician invites students from the audience up on stage to help him with his magic tricks during his show Saturday night in the Bovee University Center.

Magical moments The Magic of Trino mystifies students with levitation and mind reading

By Emily Baker Staff Reporter

At the end of his Saturday show, Trino prepared the audience for a daring underwater escape.

Confined to a straitjacket, Trino had an associate proceed to hold a water bottle over his head while he broke free.

“CM Life better put ‘Trino performs a straitjacket escape underwater’ as their headline,” Trino said jokingly.

Applause echoed through the Bovee University Center Rotunda as The Magic of Trino entertained a crowd of 255 with his bag of tricks and mastery of illusion. The show was hosted by Program Board.

“I saw a video of Trino on YouTube doing mind reading with paper, so I’m looking forward to that,” said Clinton Township freshman Tiffany Casteel before the show.

Referring to himself as a “comedy magician,” Trino tries to incorporate as much humor in his act as possible.

Humor and charisma play as much a

part of the show as magic.

“You see, my show has a lot to do with putting things in my mouth.

I’m kind of ashamed,” Trino said after swallowing razor blades and a strand of string only to later pull the string out of his mouth with the blades tied to it.

Some of the tricks performed included card magic, levitation and mind reading.

He started off the show by taking off his suit jacket and removing a bowling pin from the sleeve and letting it fall on the floor with a loud thud, letting everyone know it was real.

Trino’s charismatic personality appealed to the crowd as he teased himself and the audience with rhythm that felt natural.

The Magic of Trino debuted at Central Michigan University last year in the basement of Trout Hall. On Saturday, one year later, Trino was back but on a bigger stage.

His love of magic was influenced by his father at the age of 9. His dad visited Las Vegas and brought back a trick he

Daytona Niles | Staff Photographer Trino the magician’s suitcase filled with jokes and tricks.

had “learned from Native Americans.”

The trick was a floating card trick.

At 13 years old, Trino plunged further into magic in hopes of picking up girls and using magic as an icebreaker. He added the girls weren’t impressed.

The same couldn’t be said about the audience. He received thunderous ap-

plause after every trick.

In June, Trino will be traveling to Las Vegas with his dad to train with a magician and will do street performances as he works on mastering the art of magic in Las Vegas.

From their first time sledding to their fifth time this year, students and community members alike enjoyed their Saturday in the cold.

Brandon Curtis, a Hudson graduate student, brought his son Jonah to the hill at Mission Creek Woodland Park, 1458 N. Harris St. The 3-year-old was bundled up, but excited to go down the steep hill.

“It’s just nice to get outside after it’s been so cold,” Curtis said. “I’m just waiting for my thesis to be accepted, so I have time.”

Curtis was glad to get his son outside for the winter fun, hoping the excitement would wear the toddler out.

At least 15 people were out on the hill as community members took advantage of one of the first mild days in weeks, bringing friends to Mission Creek’s Leonard’s Hill.

“When we fall off, it’s really fun,” said Haley Burton, a 9-year-old from Mount Pleasant. “(The hill) is so big. It starts at a big top and you go down fast.”

Haley tagged along with her friend Maddie Vollmar’s family for the day to get out for the fifth

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Slip-sliding: Mission Creek Park a popular sledding choice

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Students upset about the impending campus wide smoking ban, set to take effect on July 1, now have an ally with the University Libertarians of Central Michigan University.

“Smoking is a basic personal choice and freedom students should have,” said Ty Hicks, president of the University Libertarians. “There’s already policies established that are common courtesy. A ban is an egregious violation of personal freedoms.”

The University Libertarians have partnered with the Student Advocates for Medicinal/Recreational Use of Cannabis to start a petition to have the ban lifted.

“We’re trying to gain support from other organizations and get the momentum,” Hicks said.

“Our movement is in its infancy.”

The campus-wide policy will prohibit the use of any form of tobacco, including traditional cigarettes, e-cigarettes, chewing tobacco, pipes, cigars, hookahs, waterpipes, snus and snuff.

According to a CMU press release issued in October, exceptions can be made for theatrical productions, religious rituals, ceremonies and cultural events. The use of tobacco is only permitted on campus within privately-owned vehicles with closed windows.

Ian Elliott, president of Student Advocates for Medicinal/ Recreational Use of Cannabis, said he believes the policy is an infringement on student rights.

“It’s more in regard to their personal choice and liberties,” Elliott said. “I think it’s fair to say it’s (a student’s) right to choose what they put in their bodies. It’s something we enjoy in America.”

Elliott said the university is trying to take on a health issue through a blanket prohibition on tobacco.

“It concerns me that CMU is tackling what they deem is an issue,” he said. “They should be tackling education issues.”

The petition received 150 signatures in 48 hours. The groups plan to take the petition to the Student Government Association once they feel they have a solid case.

time this year. Maddie, a 9-year-old from Mount Pleasant, said she didn’t like wiping out on the hill.

The two grabbed their sleds and headed up to the top of the hill, going off small ramps and jumps on their way down the slopes.

Maddie’s dad, Eric Vollmar, said he had fun just watching the children play.

“The kids are enjoying it,” he said. “I don’t think they ever get tired. I’m tired. I’m getting too old for this.”

Vollmar took his annual turn down the steep hill, and eagerly made the long trek up the hill again for another. He said it’s worth the climb for that little bit of thrill.

“It’s the best hill around here,” Vollmar said. “It’s a five-second ride down and a 10-minute walk up.”

Another popular sledding hill around Mount Pleasant is Deerfield Nature Park, 2425 W. Remus Road. It’s also known for its disc golf course and nature trails that can be used year round.

Both hills are unsupervised and have signs that warn those using them of their steepness and injury potential. metro@cm-life.com

Photos by Andrew Whitaker | Staff Photographer Top: Coleman resident Jamie Stevenson celebrate Victoria’s eighth birthday with her and her friends Saturday at the Mission Creek sledding hill. Bottom Left: Jaren Petosky, 9, waits on top of Mission Creek sledding hill for his turn to sled down. Bottom Right: Garrett, 10, sleds down Mission Creek sledding hills on Saturday. Garrett said his snowboarding days are over because he kept wiping out.

‘Father of CMU journalism’ Maienknecht dead at 94 Gilbert Otto Maienknecht, dubbed the father of Central Michigan University’s journalism department, died Feb. 3 at the age of 94.

According to a biography found on the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame website, Maienknecht came to CMU as the director of publicity in 1948. By 1959, he was named the founding chairman of the department of journalism. In that position, Maienknecht expanded the program to total 320 students with signed journalism majors, 180 with signed minors and 10 faculty members. He retired in 1982.

Maienknecht received a Gold Anniversary Award from the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association in 1971 and a national award for contributions to education in journalism in 1974. He was also the inaugural inductee to the CMU Journalism Hall of Fame in 2002.

Maienknecht, raised in the Upper Peninsula, earned his bachelor’s degree at Northern Michigan University, two master’s degrees in journalism and education at the University of Iowa, and a doctor of education degree in education-journalism at Indiana University.

He then enlisted in the Army during World War II, where he fought in several battles, including the D-Day invasion of Normandy, according to his obituary, before becoming a reporter at the Green Bay Gazette and then working at CMU. -Catey Traylor Senior Reporter

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The Hale family enjoys each other’s company before sitting down for dinner on Nov. 3, 2013 at their home in Harrison.

MMA | continued from 1A

Growing closer

Hale is supported at ringside by her fiancé, Joe Pnacek, who has been fighting for seven years. He continues to train with Hale despite suffering from knee and leg injuries.

“It’s brought us all closer together,” Hale said of MMA and her family. “We all do it together. You have that support that they know what you’re going through when your nerves are going 1,000 miles per hour.”

It can be difficult to distance himself emotionally from the carnage, Pnacek said, when the woman he loves is in the ring.

Avoiding fights on the same nights, Hale and Pnacek are always at ringside during each other’s matches.

“You have to distance yourself from the intimate relationship, and be someone who is a teammate and coach,” Pnacek said.

“Most of the time, I sit in the corner and cover my eyes if I need to. I’ve fought all the tough guys, but I’ve never been more nervous than when I watch her fight.”

In the octagon, Hale is an extension of Pnacek.

When the couple both fought on the same night, in December, Hale’s anxiety for threatened to distract her from her own brawl. But she was still able to submit her opponent that night with an arm bar before the end of round one.

“You’re worried about him, but you have to focus on your own fight,” Hale said.

“Sometimes it can be pretty bloody and brutal. We will never fight the same night again. It’s too much.”

The mom machine

A mother of two, Hale began training and competing in MMA in late 2012. Her first fight, in March 2013, ended with a unanimous decision in her favor after three rounds.

“They had a girl and nobody to compete against,” Hale said of her first fight. “I always liked boxing; it was a bucket list kind of thing. I’m a tomboy at heart. I got into the ring and it just took one punch. She hit me and it was like ‘oh no!’”

Since her first competition, fighting has empowered Hale’s life.

“They had a girl and nobody to compete against. I always liked boxing; it was a bucket list kind of thing. I’m a tomboy at heart.

I got into the ring and it just took one punch. She hit me and it was like ‘oh no!’”

Autumn Hale, Harrison resident With a 3-year-old daughter and 13-yearold son, both showing an early interest in the sport and the physical fitness required, she said she hopes other women will continue to look to her as a role model for what they can accomplish, both physically and mentally. “(Fighting) has definitely made me a stronger person,” Hale said. “I’m stronger -minded than I was before. It also feels good to have other women look up to me.

“It’s not like you’re getting into a cage to beat someone up. It’s a sport, and it’s very empowering. It shows your children discipline.”

She is careful, but open, to introducing her daughter and son to the violent sport, Hale said.

Her son, “Little Joe” Pnacek, trains with Hale at the local gym, Clare Family Fitness.

Little Joe said he aspires to fight in televised “Ultimate Fighting Championship” bouts, or play football for the University of Michigan.

“If I’m ever mad, training calms me down,” Little Joe said. “I’m not scared, I want to get in the ring. I like fighting on the ground, it’s a lot funner than getting punched in the face.”

While Hale keeps her daughter, Aliyah away from some matches, she isn’t afraid to show the 3-year-old a hold or two.

“The grappling, I don’t mind her seeing,” Hale said. “She doesn’t take anyone’s crap. I just don’t want her to get in trouble at school.”

Recently separated from Aliyah’s father, Hale shares custody on weekends, sending her daughter to stay with her dad in Detroit.

Life as a fighter can be chaotic, sometimes too turbulent for a 3-year-old. On top of training, Hale said she also struggles to make time for her daughter.

“I bring her to practice, but I don’t want her to get hurt,” Hale said. “When she stays with her dad, it’s a bit of a relief because I know she is spending time with him and I can spend more time training.”

Working at Clare Family Fitness during the day, Hale and her son train after he gets out of school.

“I usually pick up my son, make sure he gets something to eat and then we go to the gym,” Hale said. “Joseph wants it so bad.

He’s come a long way. As long as I know they’re prepared, I’m not worried.”

Train for pain

As heavy metal music blares from the basement of Clare Family Fitness, screams of agony are heard over the music.

This is where Hale trains.

As several participants struggled to keep up, a man more than 6-feet-tall heaved over a trash can, expelling his dinner, but resolving to keep going. Contorted faces and wide puddles of fresh sweat are a common sight during training sessions.

But some are right at home in the pain and musky haze of the gym.

This is where Hale’s family is.

“You’re a totally different person when that door closes,” she said, “but when it’s over, back to normal.”

Hale trains with her son every night for at least two hours under the tutelage of

Daytona Niles | Staff Photograp Harrison resident Joe Pnacek kisses Autumn Hale on the forehea after winning championship belt.

Sbardella, “The Spider” who has been training and coaching fighters for seven years.

Watching Hale transition from the striking-based Muay Thai style, to the more grounded Jiu Jitsu, Sbardella said he was impressed by her conditioning and dedication to get stronger, while overcoming personal issues in the cage.

Hale has suffered myriad injuries in fights and during practice. During a fight in August 2013, Hale’s opponent stomped her feet, leaving massive damage to tendons in her shins.

June 2013 saw torn cartilage in Hale’s neck following a choke hold.

Despite increasing medical bills, Hale said

Daytona Niles | Staff Photographer LEFT: Harrison resident Autumn Hale holds her daughter Aliyah close to her on Nov. 3, 2013 at their home in Harrison. Hale tries to dedicate every Sunday to spending time with Aliyah because she feels she doesn’t get enough time just the two of them because of work and practice. Aliyah goes to her father’s every other weekend and spends her weekdays at her grandma’s and daycare.

RIGHT: Harrison resident Autumn Hale twists the arm of fighter Sara Leonard during their bout on Dec. 14, 2013.

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Daytona Niles | Staff Photographer TOP LEFT: Harrison resident Autumn Hale practices Jiu Jitsu with Riverdale resident Cheryl Jacob during one of their daily practice sessions on Oct. 30, 2013 at Clare Family Fitness in Clare. Hale practices every week night for two hours. BOTTOM LEFT: Autumn Hale kisses her fiancé, Harrison resident Joseph Pnacek, during an after party celebrating both of their MMA victories on December 14, 2013. Hale and Pnacek spent the whole day apart because Joe prefers to be alone in preparation for a fight. RIGHT: Autumn Hale helps stretch two members of Clare Family Fitness, where Hale works, during their workout on Nov. 1, 2013. Each of the women come in every week, sometimes more than once, to benefit from Hale’s assistance.

Inside the Octagon: Autumn Hale Win/Loss:

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“Everyone has their own demons, they have reasons for what they do. When you get in there and go to war – that’s it. All the bad that happened is out the window.”

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Daytona Niles | Staff Photographer Harrison resident Autumn Hale and fiancé Joe Pnacek listen to their coach and profighter Brett Sbardella as he explains and demonstrates the next move they will learn during practice on Oct. 30, 2013 at Clare Family Fitness in Clare. Hale met Pnacek through the gym and family friends.

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Daytona Niles | Staff Photographer son resident Autumn Hale expresses the heaviness of a wedding dress she on for her August wedding on Nov. 2, 2013 at David’s Bridal in Saginaw, . Although this is her second wedding, this time around it means much e to her.

Daytona Niles | Staff Photographer Harrison resident Autumn Hale talks on the phone during work at Clare Family Fitness in Clare, on Oct. 31, 2013. Hale spends most her time at the gym, working there every day for 10 hours. Hale has been managing the gym for a few years now.

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CMU, college students are worthy of state investment

An open letter to Gov. Rick Synder State funding of higher education in 2001-02 was nearly $2 billion. Today, it’s $1.4 billion. Although your recent budget proposals suggest that you recognize

there is a problem — it’s time to take larger steps toward repairing the damage.

Before you arrived in office in 2011, state funding of higher education was dwindling, but still remained relatively stable.

Each student on Central Michigan University’s campus shared a pot of more than $80 million, or $3,722 per student.

“Michigan’s future is absolutely dependent on making our education system a success for our students, our teachers, our parents and our economy,” is what you said in a letter to the Michigan Legislature in 2011.

However, once you took office, things quickly worsened. You slashed education funding across the board. You cut appropriations to universities by 15 percent, opting instead to provide businesses with $1.8 billion in tax incentives.

Your 15 percent inaugural de-

crease in funding initially equated to 23.3 percent less appropriations for CMU — the greatest decrease of all public universities in the state. It was difficult, but nonetheless, the university persevered.

University pushed forward to try to make CMU an affordable and appealing place for prospective students. Despite working with $12 million less funding than in fiscal year 2010-11, CMU kept tuition increases below your recommendation.

Your move to decrease funding for higher education made students question your values.

It’s difficult to see how you can be interested in reinventing our economy while pulling the rug out from underneath one of Michigan’s largest employee bases — college graduates.

Will history repeat itself?

BERLIN, 1936 The world watched as the top athletes competed for reigning championships. The Germans were waiting to show spectators what real Aryan blood could do.

During the time of the NaziGermany hosting of the Olympics, anti-Semitic signs were removed, propaganda was limited, and people were so easily fooled. For them, Germany looked like heaven, yet in reality, it was hell.

A number of Jewish athletes boycotted the 1936 Olympics, yet the games still went on. Sports complexes were erected, swastikas were enshrined on monuments, and the bloody secrets of the Nazi regime were hidden.

Nazi officials made it clear that foreign visitors would not be

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subjected to German laws, including the criminal penalties against homosexuality. In years to come, however, more than 10 million deaths would occur because of Hitler’s search for absolute power.

When looking back on history, we like to ask ourselves, “how did this happen?” and vow to prevent such atrocities in the future. The Nuremberg Trials brought Nazi officials to justice and the world slowly moved on, seemingly forgetful of how easy it is to create a powerful path of destruction.

SOCHI, 2014 Olympians all over the world are traveling to Sochi, a city in Russia, to compete for the glory of an Olympic medal. However, similarly to 1930s Hitler, Russian president

According to the most recent census data, 25.5 percent of Michigan’s population has a bachelor’s degree or higher — or about 2.5 million people.

Although you’ve consistently increased state appropriations for higher education since your initial cut — with a 3-percent increase in fiscal year 2013, 2 percent in 2014 and 6.1 percent for 2015 — it still hasn’t filled the hole you created in 2011.

Perhaps it’s time you begin looking at CMU, and all other public universities within the state, as a business rather than an expenditure — at least from the perspective of state aid.

CMU is the largest employer in Mount Pleasant. We have 2,592 faculty and staff working with nearly 27,000 students. In 2013,

Vladimir Putin is also attempting to hide his tyrannical efforts to erode human rights.

In June 2013, Putin signed legislation into law that “prescribes fines for anyone providing information about pedophilia and homosexuality to people under 18.”

Gay rights activists worry that the amendment criminalizes any public event in support of gay rights. Even national leaders from other countries have boycotted the games in response to such laws.

In this case, these human rights abuses are not historical or theoretical, but are very real.

The Holocaust happened in silence when the world closed its eyes and covered its ears. I think it is vital to our history and to our morality that we as students, citizens and human beings take notice of what is happening in Russia and how the Sochi Olympics will impact the citizens.

In J.R.R. Tolkein’s second installment of “The Lord of the Rings,” the Hobbit, Merry was compelling

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CMU turned out more than 2,000 bachelor’s degrees to graduates from our main campus.

We are feeding the workforce — so why only support us once we leave college?

We have residential halls and other buildings on campus that haven’t seen significant renovations in decades. We have fixedterm faculty whose jobs are on the line this year.

Despite hardships, our campus continues to serve as an economic engine for the state. With 220,000 graduates — 124,000 living in Michigan — we fuel business. We only ask that you continue to fuel our university.

Stop treating higher education as a second class industry to nearly every business in the state. Recognize our accomplishments.

We are worthy of your investment.

Yes, the proposed budget plan offers the largest education increase since 2001, and we support you in your efforts to tie funding to performance statistics like graduation rates, administrative costs and

Treebeard the Ent to come out of isolation and help fight against the darkness covering Middle Earth.

When met with resistance by Treebeard, thinking the Ents had no role in the war, Merry challenged Treebeard by asking him — “But you’re a part of this world, aren’t you? ... you must help.”

As students, we have a responsibility to engage in discourse against these abuses. It is our duty to ensure the basic human rights of all of the world’s people. As idle observers, can we really look into the future without fear of being judged just as harshly as we judge those involved in the Holocaust of Nazi Germany?

What can we as students of this school do to make sure that we do not participate in the passerby effect of this human rights abuse?

To start, we can tell Putin that the whole world is watching Russia, and not just for the pair figureskating.

research expenditures.

However, this is only a small step in the right direction. Now is the time to be making great strides.

We applaud you for turning your focus back toward education, but it’s important to recognize that we are still millions down from where we once were.

CMU and college students across the state need your commitment and support. Show us that you care about higher education and that funding will one day return to where it was before you took office.

Your investment could mean more scholarships, building projects, better programs. It could prevent budget deficits and grow enrollment.

Your investment in higher education is an investment in Michigan. It’s an investment in providing businesses with the best employees our university can provide. It’s an investment in attracting more people to the state.

Most importantly, it’s an investment in our future.

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TLC Winter Conference discusses ways of enhancing learning

By Jake Schmittler Staff Reporter

Holding the attention and sparking interest in the minds of unenthusiastic students is no small task, but a hand full of professors believe they have found a way.

During the fourth annual Winter Teaching and Learning Collective Conference, educators and students joined in Powers Hall on Friday to speak about improving learning.

TLC, brought in numerous speakers to argue the value of preserving liberal arts, setting out to focus on providing educators with evidence-based tools and practices to enhance student learning.

Jonathan Truitt, Central Michigan University assistant professor of colonial Latin America and world history, gave the conference’s keynote presentation on game-based learning.

“To me, the goal of gaming education is engagement with material,” Truitt said.

“Getting engaged in a topic you’re interested in is easy.

How do you find a way to get interested in learning a topic you’re not interested in? I think game-based education provides that avenue.”

Katie Squires, an assistant professor of communication disorders, gave the lecture two thumbs up.

History graduate assistant Alexander Greff has been a supporter and proponent of gaming in education for years.

“There is definitely more opportunity for students to feel engaged with material when they are actively feeling involved in (it),” Greff said.

The conference, which focused on game-based learning, writing, teaching trends and student learning, touted guest lecturers from a number of different univer-

sity departments.

Along with local presenters, the TLC arranged for guest speaker Michael Ostling from Australia, via Skype, to lecture on “Teaching Trends and the Need for Skeptical Curiosity.”

The conference, which was free to both faculty and students, offered a s breakfast spread, and a catered lunch.

Mark Shelton, assistant professor of philosophy, was one of the lectures privileged with delivering one of the conferences two closing presentations.

Shelton spoke on “Promoting, Assessing and Representing

Student Learning.”

Despite the weather, the conference drew in curious minds with the main conference hall filled with round tables of discussion, laughter and attendees playing a game called Reacting to the Past, led by Truitt, to gain a unique understanding of the learning process.

The 2014 TLC Winter Conference was co-sponsored by the College of Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and the Faculty Center for Innovative Teaching. studentlife@cm-life.com

Muslim Students Association to bring world-famous Islamic guest speaker to campus

By Kate Woodruff Staff Reporter

Yusuf Estes was raised in a Christian home and converted to Islam in 1991. Since then, he has traveled the world to speak about the purpose of life based on the ideals and fundamentals of the Islamic religion.

The world-renowned religious figure will speak at 5:30-7:30pm Wednesday in French Auditorium. The presentation, was organized by the registered student organization, Muslim Students Association.

“MSA was inactive for several years, but we re-launched it last semester,” said Mishari Alkhuwaiter, MSA president and a graduate student.

“We weren’t able to do a lot last semester, but now that everything is in order, we were able to do much more, including bringing this speaker to campus.”

Alkhuwaiter said people began to read about Estes and watch his YouTube videos, allowing his popularity to grow.

MSA and its 60 active members hope the presentation will bring education and inspiration to students and Mount Pleasant community members.

“We want people to learn more about the beliefs and culture of Islamic people,” Alkhuwaiter said. “In the past two years, the number of Muslims here in Mount Pleasant, both students and faculty, have increased. It’s important to raise awareness because it brings harmony among everyone.”

Abdulkarim Althumayri, a graduate student and MSA event manager, said getting Estes to visit campus was not an easy task, but one the group felt was necessary for their cause.

“Our MSA team started pre-

paring for this event and coordinating with Estes’ secretary for more than three months, and it was very difficult to get him to come to CMU,” Althumayri said. “(He is a very) influential religious figure that was named the number one Muslim personality of the year in 2012, and was the (United Nations) delegate to the World Peace Conference for religious leaders.”

Above all, Estes represents the goals and beliefs of the group.

“Estes was chosen among several other potential speakers because we believed that he would be able to best serve the goals of the MSA,” Althumayri said. “These goals are to raise awareness about Islam and bring more harmony and love between people of different beliefs.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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Blackboard mobile app not among those with data harvested from NSA

By Sean Bradley Senior Reporter

Mobile applications – including games and those used for navigation – have been targets of personal data collection by National Security Agency. Location, age, sexual orientation and other information has been harvested without the user’s knowledge or consent since at least 2007, according to The New York Times, and through the many revelations leaked by infamous CIA civilian contractor Edward Snowden.

The Blackboard Learn mobile application, used by Central Michigan students and professors, was not victim to unwarranted information gathering and has never turned over data to federal agencies, said John McGee, a communications associate at Blackboard.

“We take security very seriously and have a host of protections and measures in place,” McGee said. “In fact, our platform security has been greatly enhanced over the past few years and our last major release had more security improvements included than any other

previous release.”

The Blackboard application has been downloaded more than 1 million times from students across the country, according to AppBrain.com, a mobile application data website.

Eva Cooper, a Grand Rapids senior, uses Google Maps and social media apps like Facebook and Twitter frequently, and called the data collection from mobile applications scary.

“That’s pretty disconcerting,” Cooper said. “I know it’s hard to keep any information private nowadays, but as a person who uses these apps, it’s scary to think people can use the information how they please and (you’re not aware of ) who’s using it.”

Zeeland sophomore Drew Tomkins has 40 or so mobile apps, including Angry Birds, on his iPhone 4S,

which he has had for about a year.

Tomkins said he trusts the government’s judgment as far as data collection is concerned.

“With government use, I’ve found it not to be a big deal,” he said. “So be it. I don’t like my personal information being out there, but I trust what the government is doing – for the most part.”

However, Tomkins said he doesn’t like having to type in personal information, such as a birthday, in order for an app to download.

“I don’t feel comfortable unless it’s a trusted brand name,” he said.

One of the security protections that Blackboard provides is a process called Threat Modeling.

Threat Modeling involves reviewing high-risk security threats so countermeasures can be applied to the app to

protect the user, their data and the application itself from threats, according to the Blackboard website.

Blackboard also develops all of its applications and materials in compliance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, which includes protection of a student’s name, academic records and home address from outside use without the student’s consent.

“For Blackboard, personally identifiable information is student record data that identifies the specific student,” according to the Blackboard website. “There is a difference between ‘personal data’ meaning information that is tied to a specific person, and ‘aggregate data,’ the cumulative or summary information that does not specifically identify any particular person.”

The CMU mobile application, CMU Connect, has been downloaded from the Google Play store between 5,000 and 10,000 times on Android devices since its launch on Jan. 30, 2010, according to the store’s site.

Straxis Technologies, the company responsible for developing the CMU Connect app, could not be reached for comment.

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“We’ve played against some pretty good talent this year. We’ve played some physical games and have a lot of weapons on this team.”

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Chippewas overcome early struggle to top Buffalo

By Joe Judd Staff Reporter

Women’s basketball was able to survive a slow start to continue its MidAmerican Conference domination, but might not be so fortunate against opponents in the NCAA tournament.

“I thought we played uninspired in the first half, but we responded in the second half,” said head coach Sue Guevara. “If we continue to start slow, teams like Oklahoma will have no problem with us.”

With a 74-63 victory over Buffalo, the team’s winning streak and undefeated conference record now stands at 11 games.

During the win, CMU adjusted its defense to control the Bulls attack.

While Buffalo was able to get inside and score points in the paint, the Chippewas controlled their game from beyond the arc.

Buffalo shot 17.8 percent from 3-point range for the day.

“We had Kerby (Tamm) hitting big threes and we had our attackers penetrating, so I think our offense opened up for us to do well today,” said junior guard Crystal Bradford.

The physical aspect of the Chippewas game was prevalent in the victory over the Bulls.

Junior forward Taylor Johnson fought for rebounds and hit the court in front of a supportive McGuirk Arena crowd. Shortly after the beginning of the second half, Johnson snagged an offensive rebound and took an opposing player down to the court with her. “(Johnson’s) been struggling, but she’s still putting in the effort, so I thought she did a great job for us today,” Guevara said.

Continuing the trend of crashing the offensive and defensive glass was junior Jas’Mine Bracey.

Offensively, Bradford and company struggled through sloppy first-half shooting from the field before turning things around in the second.

Both Bradford and Bracey tallied double-doubles during Sunday’s win. It was Bracey’s fifth consecutive double-double. She had 10 points and 14 rebounds.

Bradford finished with 18 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists. She was three assists shy of what would have been her third triple-double this season.

Junior guard Kerby Tamm had 18 points and shot .625 from 3-point range.

“In the second half, we started to pick it up and run into transition better which let us have some good looks,” Tamm said.

As the winning streak and undefeated conference record continues, the Chippewas will have six days off before taking on Miami on Saturday, Feb. 15. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m.

Junior guard Crystal Bradford makes history with second triple-double of the season

By Neil Rosan Staff Reporter

Basketball is played with five players on the court, but sometimes an individual can take over a game.

Junior guard Crystal Bradford is that player for the Central Michigan women’s basketball team.

Bradford became the first player in Mid-American Conference history to have two triple-doubles in the same season during an 84-81 overtime win Thursday against Ball State.

“I’ve been (looking to pass) all year, but even more now,” Bradford said. “To get a triple-double felt good. It felt like I was definitely doing well in all aspects, but it feels really good sharing with my team.”

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Photos by Greg Cornwell | Staff Photographer Junior guard Crystal Bradford rebounds, shoots and dishes out assists during the Chippewas victory against Buffalo on Sunday in McGuirk Arena.

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Pair of road victories keeps CMU gymnastics team undefeated

By Cody DeBona Staff Reporter

The No. 19 Chippewas improved to 9-0 this weekend with two wins, staying undefeated in both the MidAmerican Conference and against non-conference competition.

CMU started in Ypsilanti on Friday against the Eagles, winning with a score of 195.925–194.6. The team concluded the weekend with a win at Bowling Green on Sunday, 196.5–195.55.

“We love traveling, we get to bond a lot more because we are not worried about classes or anything,” said junior Halle Moraw. “We are such a close team and they are all my sisters and we love each other; it is amazing how close we are.”

CMU scored a 196 for the second time and their second-highest score of the season, getting closer to head coach Jerry Reighard’s goal of main-

taining 196 scores consistently.

Program milestones decorated their triumph over the Falcons. The Chippewas recorded their best score in an away meet in a regular season matchup, and fifth best overall score.

CMU also scored a season high on vault – an early season downfall – recording its fourth-best vault score all time, and second-best all time in regular season competition.

“Today, Bowling Green put us in a position where we were behind for the first time all season,” Reighard said. “We have been really emphasizing having CMU gymnast wins every event, and we were in jeopardy of losing that today. They had some really good vaulters and I told them you have to step up and they did.”

Reighard named Moraw and senior co-captain Brittany Petzold as his weekend MVPs. Petzold competed in the all-around for the second time this season against

Bowling Green and scored a 39.225, securing her position as No. 1 in the MAC. Moraw, the team’s premier floor gymnast, scored 9.85 in floor against EMU and a 9.925 against Bowling Green. She vaulted in both meets, scoring a 9.875 in each.

“She was very much an unknown on vaulting until this week,” Reighard said. “She has not been able to practice the vault until last Monday. I think it is a great testimony of what an athlete can do when they want to do it.”

The No. 19 Chippewas are expected to stay in the top 20 in the nation with their team scores. CMU has scored 196.6, 195.925 and 196.5 in its past three meets.

The team will be at home this weekend against No. 25 Kent State at 1 p.m. on Sunday at McGuirk Arena. sports@cm-life.com

Morgan Taylor | Staff Photographer Sophomore Preslee Harrold performs a split leap on the balance beam Friday during Central Michigan’s meet aginst Eastern Michigan at the Convocation Center.

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Crystal Bradford became the first player in MAC history to record two triple-doubles in one season after these two games

In Sunday’s game against Buffalo, Bradford came close to having her third triple-double of the year. Her 18 points and 13 rebounds were good enough for her 13th double-double of the season. Bradford recorded seven assists in the matchup.

“If people would have hit a couple of those shots early, she would have had another triple-double,” said CMU head coach Sue Guevara.

A triple-double – or double digits in three statistical categories – requires both an element of individual and team skill.

In Bradford’s case, she must be able to score enough points and fight for enough rebounds, while having the consciousness to assist the rest of the team.

“It’s still a team thing when you have 10 assists coming from someone else scoring,” Bradford said. “Anytime you give a good pass to someone and they hit it, it feels better than a shot. I give credit to my teammates for hitting the shots I passed them.”

Bradford’s ability to find her teammates for open looks has been one of her major improvements from last season. In 2012-13, Bradford was able to assist her teammates 99 times in 33 games. This season, she has 94 assists in just 21.

“I give CB all the credit in the world because I am never happy with her game, but she is really passing the basketball,” Guevara said. “That’s the biggest thing. She’s seeing other people and she is really looking for Jas’Mine Bracey down low.”

Rebounds are playing a big role in Bradford’s stat line as well. She has 294 this season, which leads all Chippewas this year.

“Rebounding is just a matter of who wants the ball more and early rebounding positioning,” Guevara said. “I talk to CB about this all the time. She’s a nightmare to guard. She’s pretty easy when she doesn’t go to the glass.”

While Bradford’s individual achievements have been impressive, Guevara is most impressed with her consistent commitment to the team effort.

“She’s being consistent and that’s what I’ve asked her to do ever since I’ve started her,” Guevara said. “She hasn’t been (up and down). She’s been pretty steady.”

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Score 70 79 FG-FGA 24-59 29-56 Field Goal % 40.7 51.8 3-Pt. FG-FGA 11-35 7-18 3-Point % 31.4 38.9 FT-FTA 11-14 14-17 Free Throw % 78.6 82.4 Rebounds 27 40 Blocks 3 4 Assists 14 12 Turnovers 8 11 Steals 5 5

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Score 74 63 FG-FGA 27-69 26-75 Field Goal % 39.1 34.7 3-Pt. FG-FGA 9-26 5-28 3-Point % 34.6 17.9 FT-FTA 11-22 6-9 Free Throw % 50 66.7 Rebounds 54 48 Blocks 1 0 Assists 15 15 Turnovers 17 17 Steals 8 12

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Tianyu Han | Staff Photographer Sophomore guard Chris Fowler puts up a shot Saturday night during the Chippewas loss to Buffalo.

Moraw surprises on vault, helps gymnastics stay undefeated

By Taylor DesOrmeau Staff Reporter

For the first time this season, No. 19 Central Michigan gymnastics trailed its opponent. To make matters worse, CMU was beginning the vault, arguably the team’s worst event.

Chippewas head coach Jerry Reighard mixed up the lineup, putting juniors Halle Moraw and Tori Garcia on vault.

“Bowling Green put us in a situation for the first time where we were behind,” Reighard said. “I was kind of anxious (about) how we would respond to that. I got everybody together and I said, ‘this is what great teams are made of. You’ve got to answer the call.’”

The Chippewas answered the call, with Moraw, sophomore Kirsten Petzold and sister Brittany Petzold each scoring a 9.875 on the vault.

CMU scored a 49.25 as a team in the event. It was the fourth-highest team score on the vault in program history.

“They were after us and they gave us a run for our money,” Moraw said. “We had to go all out, which we try to do every time. I think it was kind of a good thing we were down by a tenth going into vault. We knew that we couldn’t leave anything on the table. We had to go all out and we did that.”

Moraw notched a meet-high 9.925 on floor after an impressive outing Friday against Eastern Michigan, scoring a 9.875 on vault, a 9.725 on beam and a 9.85 on floor.

Sunday was the first time Moraw has vaulted since her freshman year.

“I think it’s a real testimony to what an athlete can do when they really want to,” Reighard said. “With Halle and many of the other athletes, they practice to be winners.

I’m just kind of in awe. This is what we

Halle Moraw

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wanted to see from this team and as a coach, you don’t know until it actually happens. It’s been a great experience.”

Moraw was not the only highscoring Chippewa, with Taylor Noonan scoring a 9.9 on balance beam and both Brittany Petzold and senior Becca Druien scoring at or above a 39.15 in all-around.

“Everyone had their moment, but getting (Moraw) back in vault was great,” Druien said. “She threw up two huge scores for us that helped us.”

Overall, CMU’s score of 196.5 on Sunday was the fifth-highest in program history, a tenth shy of their score in last weekend’s Michigan/ Illinois Challenge.

“I thought we really came together and showed what we could do,” Moraw said. sports@cm-life.com

“They were after us and they gave us a run for our money.

We had to go all out, which we try to do every time.”

Halle Moraw, vaulter

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Not your average forwards:

HIBBITTS AND SIMONS ACCURATE FROM RANGE

SCORED A GAME-HIGH

By Dominick Mastrangelo Assistant Sports Editor

SCORED A CAREER-HIGH

SATURDAY NIGHT IN CMU’S LOSS TO BUFFALO

ophomore forwards Blake Hibbitts and John Simons bring more than just size with their taller than 6-foot-6 frames. Hibbitts and Simons are two of the most consistent 3-point shooters on the Central Michigan men’s basketball team this season.

Simons had a career shooting day in CMU’s first Mid-American Conference win of the season Wednesday night against Kent State. The Cadillac-native shot 6-for-16 from the floor including 6-for-11 from 3-point range in the overtime victory. During a three-minute stretch in the second half, Simons hit four consecutive 3-pointers and finished the game with a career-high 22 points.

“I guess I’m just feeling really confident in my shot right now,” Simons said. “My teammates got me some pretty good open looks and coach (Keno Davis) had me play a bunch of minutes, so I was bound to make some of those shots.”

Meanwhile, Hibbitts has been holding his own from deep as well.

Hibbitts shot 5-for-10 from 3-point range in CMU’s 79-70 loss to Buffalo, Saturday night. It was the secondmost points Hibbits has scored this season (17).

“Sometimes when you lack an underneath presence like we have, you have to get shots other ways,” Davis said. “It’s an interesting position to be in to have your forwards be able to shoot the ball that way. A team that has the bigger more physical player ... you can bring them away from the rim and it opens things up for our guards.”

The threat that Simons and Hibbitts pose from behind the arc allows players like sophomore guards Chris Fowler and Austin Stewart to drive to the basket more easily.

Stewart tied a career-high 15 points in the Chippewas loss, Saturday.

“We’ve played against some pretty good talent this year,” Stewart said.

“We’ve played some physical games and have a lot of weapons on this team.”

The Chippewas head to Northern Illinois, Wednesday night with a 1-8 conference record.

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NBA prospect McCrea dominates men’s team

By Seth Newman Senior Reporter

Right from the start, Buffalo fed the bull. Pass from the top of the key to the post. Dunk.

Buffalo used NBA prospect Javon McCrea to beat Central Michigan on Saturday, 79-70. The Bulls senior forward had a big night with 25 points and 20 rebounds, shooting 12-for-22 from the floor.

CMU sophomore forward Austin Stewart had the job of doubling down on McCrea.

“McCrea is a great player,” Stewart said. “He had a great game tonight. It was a physical game, but I wouldn’t say it wasn’t anything we couldn’t handle.

We’ve had physical games before. We could of played better, but I mean it was a physical game and they played well.”

Stewart finished the game with 15 points, shooting 5-for-8. The Chippewas

UP NEXT CMU (8-14) @ NIU WHEN: Wednesday TIME: 8 p.m EST WHERE: Convocation Center, Dekalb, Ill. were led by point guard Chris Fowler’s 17 points.

CMU head coach Keno Davis said he knew McCrea would pose a nightmare for CMU with the lack of height on the Chippewas roster.

“I think we knew coming into this game about the tough matchup,” Davis said. “We knew Buffalo had size and strength. I think you guys saw what kind of special player (McCrea) is.

I’m glad he will be leaving the conference at the end of the year and we won’t have to see him again.” sports@cm-life.com

“We knew Buffalo had size and strength. I think you guys saw what kind of special player (McCrea) is. I’m glad he will be leaving the conference at the end of the year and we won’t have to see him again.”

Keno Davis, head coach

Tianyu Han | Staff Photographer Sophomore forward Austin Stewart drives toward the basket Sunday against Buffalo at McGuirk Arena.

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Softball opens season 3-1 at Rosemont Rumble “Our pitchers were successful because of the defense behind them. When the defense plays well, it helps to take some of the pressure off of the staff.”

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Central Michigan softball opened its 2014 season this weekend with a 3-1 record at the Rosemont Rumble in Illinois.

Playing two games against Drake University, and one against both the University of Illinois-Chicago and the University of Illinois, the Chippewas came away

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Winning their first three games, two of which came at the expense of Drake, CMU’s pitching was, in short, dominant. Throwing different starters in each of the first three games, the duo of seniors Chelsea Sundberg and Morgan Yuncker, along with freshman Rachael Knapp, allowed just nine hits and two runs.

CMU bested Drake 1-0 on Friday and 6-0 on Saturday, finishing with a 5-2 win against UIC. The Chippewas finished the weekend with a loss to Illinois, 4-1.

Senior catcher Cory DeLamielleure was instrumental in the staff ’s pitching success as the one calling the pitches. Both Sundberg and head coach Margo Jonker attributed the staff ’s success to DeLamielleure’s leadership.

“Anytime our pitchers do well, it means Cory is calling a good game,” Jonker said.

Sundberg agreed with Jonker and said having Cory behind the plate calling pitches was an important component to her performance. Sundberg and Jonker also cited the team’s defensive play as a factor in its

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